Hélène Papadopoulos Concert

St. John’s Church

Friday, March 2, 2018

7:30 p.m.

Pianist Hélène Papadopoulos [pictured] will perform at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 100 Chapel Street, Portsmouth, NH, as part of her 2018 USA tour. Ms. Papadopoulos performs a specialty of J.S. Bach’s keyboard works, and she will present Bach’sGoldberg Variations in its entirety using St. John’s newly renovated Steinway grand. The concert is at 7:30 p.m. on March 2, 2018. The suggested donation is $20.

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The 2018 Program Series: “Remembering the Great War, Homeand Abroad” begins as Richard Candee presents “Atlantic Heights, Portsmouth’s1918 'War Village'.” At the beginning of World War I, the federal governmentauthorized the establishment of shipyards to construct freighters. One suchcompany was the Atlantic Corporation of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Afterbuilding ten ships, the corporation went out of business but the unusualhousing development constructed for the workers remains. Follow the work of architect WalterKilham, who designed what has been called the finest industrial community ofthe era.

A Proprietor of the Portsmouth Athenaeum, Richard M.Candee is Professor Emeritus of American and New England Studies at BostonUniversity. He has served as an architectural historian at Old SturbridgeVillage for a regional survey of New England textile mills and as a Trustee andofficer of the Portsmouth Historical Society. Dr. Candee has been awardedLife-time Achievement Awards by both Massachusetts and New Hampshire for hisservice in architectural preservation.

Lecture begins at 7:00pm in the Research Library of thePortsmouth Athenaeum at 9 Market Square in Portsmouth, NH (unless otherwise noted.)Reservations for each program arerequired as seating is limited; please call (603) 431-2538, Ext. 2.Attendance at programs is free for Athenaeum Proprietors, Subscribers andFriends. Guests and members of the public are welcome to attend the entireseries by becoming a Friend of the Athenaeum for as little as $25 per year,payable at the door. Admission to an individual program is $10.

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